Wuhan, China – Back to normal now Life is back to normal in Wuhan City, China, the place where COVID-19 started and spread a year ago. “We’re normal here na in Wuhan,” said Chay Roxas, an overseas Filipino worker in Wuhan. According to Roxas, Wuhan has also relaxed the health protocols implemented such as wearing … Read more
AstraZeneca and Oxford University became the first vaccine makers to publish final stage COVID-19 vaccine trial results. AstraZeneca and Oxford University on Tuesday became the first COVID-19 vaccine makers to publish their final-stage clinical trial vaccine data in a scientific journal. This, as it cleared a key hurdle in the global race in order to … Read more
Nurse who administered the COVID-19 vaccine to the first patient in UK was a Filipina. The first health care worker who administered the approved coronavirus vaccine to the first patient in United Kingdom was a Filipina nurse. Based on a report on Interaksyon, May Parsons — a Filipina nurse who had worked for National Health … Read more
Margaret Keenan, 90, received first COVID-19 vaccine in UK Margaret Keenan, 90, became the first patient in a Western country to receive an approved COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech. This, as Britain officially rolled out the jointly-developed COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech in the biggest vaccination drive in its history. In a report … Read more
DOH COVID-19 update as of December 8, 2020 The Department of Health (DOH) gave an update about its latest COVID-19 tally as of 4:00 p.m. of December 8, 2020. According to its COVID-19 Case Bulletin #269 dated December 8, 2020, the Department of Health recorded 1,400 newly-reported COVID-19 cases. This brought the total number of confirmed cases of … Read more
Firecracker Manufacturers Should Search for New Livelihood, Malacañang Palace Says Malacañang Palace advised the firecracker manufacturers to find a new source of income due to the possible ban of firecrackers next year. Earlier, President Rodrigo Duterte announced that he is planning to declare a total ban on use of firecrackers. He also considered the nationwide … Read more
Pfizer and BioNTech would deliver their COVID-19 vaccine doses to Canada this month, according to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday announced that Pfizer and BioNTech would deliver their COVID-19 vaccine doses to Canada this month, with vaccinations to start as early as next week. This, as Trudeau said … Read more
Pope Francis Gives Out Paracetamol For Christmas To Vatican Employees POPE FRANCIS GIVES PARACETAMOL – Pope Francis gave Vatican employees a more practical gift for Christmas amid the COVID-19 pandemic – paracetamol. As the year is about to come to a close, the world is still plagued with the new coronavirus. However, as companies such … Read more
Australia and China would give COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines, according to vaccine czar Galvez. Vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. on Monday announced in a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte that Australia and China would give COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines. “Maganda po na yung mga bansa ay nakabili ng more than their population … Read more
President Duterte wanted to make RT-PCR testing free. President Rodrigo Duterte wanted Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to form a plan on how to make COVID-19 testing free for Filipinos. It was recalled that President Duterte recently issued an order to put a price ceiling or regulation on COVID-19 RT-PCR testing because some firms was … Read more